All Senior High School (SHS) students across the nation will receive free electronic tablets, according to plans revealed by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to Dr. Bawumia, the action is a part of the government’s digitization agenda.
According to the Vice President, the tablet would give students access to alternate textbooks.
The Vice President was speaking at the University of Ghana, Legon, New Year School this year.
“This year, we are on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets which are loaded with textbooks on them for their studies. That’s a very game-changing development. We will have past questions preloaded on these tablets that will be distributed.”
The government previously declared its engagement with local publishers to launch the campaign.
To enhance teaching and learning, there are proposals to provide Senior High Schools and Tertiary institutions with free internet access.
As part of the scheme, the government claims to have already given the contract for the first batch of Wi-Fi installations to start in several second cycle and tertiary institutions.
